Jan Brewer: Popular vote better way to pick president

PHOENIX -- Count Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer as among those who thinks the
electoral college is outdated and that the United States should instead pick its
president by the nationwide popular vote's winner.

Brewer says it's disappointing that a small number of battleground states
effectively decide the presidential race's outcome.

President Barack Obama won the popular vote narrowly Tuesday while winning the
electoral vote comfortably, thanks to decisive wins over Mitt Romney in most
battleground states.

Brewer says switching to electing presidents by the popular vote would give all
voters a sense that their votes count and mean that more states get attention
during the presidential campaign.

Brewer spoke with reporters after a public appearance Friday. She was
noncommittal when asked whether she'd push for a change in the nation's election
system.